LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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The 2025 San Diego Fringe Festival runs through May 25, with performances at nine venues, including a new film showcase at SDSU.
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The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war. -
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is being criminally investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following allegations accusing him of a series of sexual assaults.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe exhibit, "Taste San Diego: Filipino Culinary Journeys" explores Filipino American history and identity and its deep connections to San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionLocal author Mac Crane's latest book "A Sharp Endless Need" draws from their own experience as a former Division I basketball player.
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The Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold. -
The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry.
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This weekend in the arts: "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," "The Counter," "Nighttime Julianne" and more theater openings; plein air art meets San Diego farms; Lucha Fest; anti-fascist art; San Diego Ballet; plus Wonderfront Festival and more live music picks -
This weekend in the arts: The "Hamilton" ticket lottery, Mother's Day activities and art, Alisa Weilerstein and Rafael Payare performing together, GI Film Festival San Diego and more.
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Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025. -
Author Chris Whipple says Biden's family and closest advisers operated in a "fog of delusion" regarding his ability to serve another term: "There's no doubt that they were protecting the president." -
Studios have struggled to get younger generations into the theaters for years. Could more immersive experiences be their golden ticket?
Latest Arts Events
Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 9 AM
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San Diego Embarcadero
$139-$1,399
Nat at Night
Friday, May 16, 2025 from 5 PM to 10 PM
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San Diego Natural History Museum
Half price admission
Vista Vegan Night Market
Friday, May 16, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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The Boochyard | Local Roots Kombucha
Free
DMSC X Mujeres Brewhouse
Friday, May 16, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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Mujeres Brew House
The Menzingers
Friday, May 16, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 11 PM
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The Observatory North Park
$48 - $92
A Comedy Show at Thorn Street Brewery (North Park) *Surprise Headliner*
Friday, May 16, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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Thorn St. Brewery
$15.00
Cameron Carpenter
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church
$57 - $77
Wax, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Gayle Skidmore | Acoustic Evenings | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
$5 Student, $18 Member, $23 General
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